But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was outside in the deserted places; and people came to him from every quarter.

When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.

Now when it was day, he departed and went into a deserted place. And the people sought him and came to him, and tried to keep him from leaving them;

Now the day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away, to go to the surrounding villages and country, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a deserted place."

But Paul kept insisting that they should not take along one who had deserted them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.

for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

At my first defense no one came to my support, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.